Frozen Ship did Sink

A project for BBC science show Bang Goes The Theory was testing a war-time concept that ships could be made from frozen water.The five-and-a-half ton boat was made out of a material called Pykrete - a mix of ice and wood pul (I'm not kidding) PutGeoffrey Pyke's theory to the test, the BBC mixed 5,000 litres of water with the hefty material hemp and freezing it in a 20 feet-long boat-shaped mould.

It was in the water for just over an hour before it took on water and sank.

Lynette Slight, production coordinator of the show, said: 'They had just got out of the marina when it began to sink. 'It was all a little bit strange. I don't think they realised what was going to happen. In the end it just tipped upside down. 'It was taking on too much water at the back and the engine became too low.
'They thought they could get it to Cowes - they couldn't, but you never know until you try it.'
Gee..for a couple of smart arses they're pretty dumb, I mean, its a frozen boat on WArm water, Go figure....(sighs) some people